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〜まいとする
〜まいとする — Try not to do something; attempt to refrain from doing something (expresses conscious effort to avoid an action)
Read →〜ずにはいられない
〜ずにはいられない — Cannot help but be (a certain state); unable to refrain from being (expresses an uncontrollable state of being)
Read →〜ようか〜まいか
〜ようか〜まいか — Whether to do something or not; debating whether to do something (expresses hesitation or indecision)
Read →〜まい
〜まい — Will not do something; intend not to do something (expresses strong negative intention or negative conjecture)
Read →〜ずにはいられない
〜ずにはいられない — Cannot help but do something; unable to refrain from doing something (expresses an uncontrollable urge or emotion)
Read →〜がちの + Noun
〜がちの + Noun — A noun that is prone to...; a noun that tends to... (used to modify a noun with a tendency)
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Vます-stem + おわる
Vます-stem + おわる — to finish doing something; to end doing something
Read →Vます-stem + つづける
Vます-stem + つづける — to continue doing something; to keep doing something
Read →Vます-stem + はじめる
Vます-stem + はじめる — to begin to do something; to start doing something
Read →〜ほうがいいと思います
〜ほうがいいと思います — I think it's better to... / I think you should... (softer advice)
Read →〜ないほうがいいです
〜ないほうがいいです — It's better not to... (more direct negative advice)
Read →〜たらどうですか
〜たらどうですか — Why don't you...? / How about...? (giving a suggestion)
Read →〜ほうがいいです
〜ほうがいいです — It's better not to... / You shouldn't...
Read →〜ほうがいいです
〜ほうがいいです — It's better to... / You should...
Read →な-adj (stem)/Noun + だそうです
な-adj (stem)/Noun + だそうです — I hear that... / They say that... (for な-adjectives and nouns)
Read →Verb/い-adj/な-adj/Noun + かもしれません
Verb/い-adj/な-adj/Noun + かもしれません — It might be... / Perhaps... / It's possible that...
Read →Noun + みたいです
Noun + みたいです — Looks like... / Seems like... / Similar to...
Read →Verb/い-adj (plain form) + そうです
Verb/い-adj (plain form) + そうです — I hear that... / They say that... (based on information from others)
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